It’s time for the second of our thrice-yearly calls for donation for 2021 !

As always, this doubles as a summary of what’s been happening on writeups.org (and why) since the previous call.

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DC Comics’ pre-Crisis Firefly. The one who debuted in 1952 and fought Batman, the Creeper, and the Outsiders.

Minor, obscure gadgeteer with light-based weapons.

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From so-so 2014 horror movie Leprechaun Origins, an animalistic Irish slasher monster.

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An early enemy of Stargirl. Versatile but not hugely powerful colour- and energy-based powers.

As of June of 2021, this profile received HD illustrations and painterly Mutants & Masterminds stats.

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Third fourth of our huge, flowing and muscular profile for Thundra, Empress of the Femizons.

With links to the other parts, of course.

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A discussion of human-scale (for loose values of “human”) STR and BODY attributes in DCH. No, really, it’s an interesting subject. Promise.

Article fully redone (and with the BODY-centric content added) in late February, 2017.

As of June of 2021, brushed the article up and added a section about the deeper meaning STR 01.

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Example of an Asura engineer/scientist — and reluctant adventurer — in the Guild Wars II fantasy setting.

Very Serious Mom with an afro, flamethrowers and some heavy metal.

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A small clan of magical Japanese creatures. These once helped the Outsiders fight crime, sort of.

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A young, potentially heroic gadgeteer.

As of May of 2021, brushed up the texts and illustrations, and kit-bashed M&M stats.

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As a reminder, we’re still posting new/revised articles 20% slower. Details inside ICYMI.

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Second chapter of our towering character profile for Thundra, a time-travelling mostly-ally of the Fantastic Four.

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A weird team of robots who fought the Outsiders back in the 1980s, and are still around somewhere.

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An early opponent of Stargirl when she was the Star-Spangled Kid, and thus of the JSA.

She was interesting, and she’s a handy psychokiller.

As of May of 2021 redid the illustrations, edited the texts, added Mutants & Masterminds stats.

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A “magical slasher” villain seen in Z-list — mostly direct-to-video — horror movies.

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Thundra is a classic, energic Fantastic Four character. And there’s a lot to say about her, due to her long career as a time traveller.

So let’s start with explanations about her mutable, odd, 23^rd century possible future — Femizonia.

As of May of 2021, this once-enormous profile is being rewritten and reorganised as much more readable chapters.

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Obscure maritime DC Comics villainess. Fought the Outsiders, and the Flash.

Not a headliner, but quite workable for ocean-based stories.

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A powerful New Salem enforcer construct who fought the Fantastic Four in ’77.

As of May of 2021, redid the peekchurs and added Mutants and Masterminds game stats.

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Last third of our article about Guild Wars 2. Presenting a sample Thief character and a lot of stuff about the setting and the story.

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Fire-controlling mutant, and one of the classic enemies of the X-Men.

For now it covers the 1980s, since the main focus was on modelling his powers.

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The second third of our main Guild War 2 Player Character profile.

This article covers a lot of ground, and recaps the entire “Personal Story” storyline.

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A 1947 enemy of sorts of Green Lantern.

Obscure and minor, but sometimes you need a character like that for your game.

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An intriguing ex-Soviet altered cosmonaut. Psionics.

As of April of 2021, this profile was dusted off and received Mutants & Masterminds cosmo-stats.

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A goofy, pulps-style underground villain. From a 1964/65 French comics serial.

Master of a rats-crewed, drugs-pushing subway empire.

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Full profile of the Royal Palace in 1980s cartoon He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. People, vehicles, machines, vistas…

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Second part of our extensive character profile for Marvel Comics’ Maverick. He has a lot of equipment, so that doesn’t help with article length.

With links to the other parts.

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The gold medal winner from our 2014 Halloween character creation contest. With an extensive background in witchery and grandmothering.

As of April of 2021, this profile received a few portraits from the cauldron.

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From our Spring of 2015 character creation contest. A young super-heroine with a big heart and wielding magical artefacts from Celtic myth. Extensive, well-written background story.

As of April of 2021, this profile received some portrait art. Because magic.

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An original superhuman from France, with a strange and specialised power. Essentially, he grows nightmare nemeses from made-up futures.

As of April of 2021, this profile received new portraits.

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A young super-heroine from Wakanda, with budding mutant magic.

She was a Player Character in an early 1990s MSH campaign, because I like being 25 years early to the party.

As of April of 2021, this profile has received Panther-blessed portraits.

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An original French super-heroine, whose considerable powers are based on art.

As of April of 2021, added portraits thanks to my own non-existent artistic gifts.

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